THE INSTITUTE
Talk

Our Changing Atmosphere: Evidence That Demands a Verdict?

Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 6:30PM

NYUAD Campus, Conference Center

Past Event

Open to the Public

Many of our contemporaries are only aware of climate change through public discourse and social media. Drawing on recent scientific papers, Jeffrey Reimer shows how the atmosphere is changing, that humans are the cause, and that there are consequences. Such consequences may be viewed in the context of Earth's historical carbon cycles, which demonstrate well what the Earth will look like unless we consider every possible means to decarbonize the atmosphere. Looking ahead, this talk also examines carbon capture and sequestration and its increasing feasibility.

Many of our contemporaries are only aware of climate change through public discourse and social media. Drawing on recent scientific papers, Jeffrey Reimer shows how the atmosphere is changing, that humans are the cause, and that there are consequences. Such consequences may be viewed in the context of Earth's historical carbon cycles, which demonstrate well what the Earth will look like unless we consider every possible means to decarbonize the atmosphere. Looking ahead, this talk also examines carbon capture and sequestration and its increasing feasibility.

Speakers
  • Jeffrey A. Reimer, Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Warren and Katharine Schlinger Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Hosted by
  • NYU Abu Dhabi Institute